Akash Singh

Software Engineer

Pune, Maharashtra, India14 yrs 10 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Experienced in designing and deploying complex storage solutions.
Proficient in automation using Bash, Python, and PowerShell.
Granted a patent for innovative solutions in storage technology.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a highly skilled Infrastructure Architect specializing in enterprise storage solutions and automation.

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Skills

Core Skills

PowerscaleNetwork-attached Storage (nas)VirtualizationStorage Area Network (san)

Other Skills

Microsoft AzureIsilonIP NetworkingPowershellAmazon Web Services (AWS)Shell ScriptingPython (Programming Language)SymmetrixBrocade Fibre SwitchesVNXNetAppHitachi StorageITILCisco MDS SAN switchesUnix

About

An Infrastructure Architect with experience in designing, deploying, troubleshooting, and administering Object, File and Block solutions, on prem and in cloud. Enabled automations and scripting for large organizations using Bash scripts, Python and powershell. Have penned multiple knowledge articles and have been granted a patent.

Experience

14 yrs 10 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 8 mos

Average Tenure

8 yrs 7 mos

Current Experience

Dell technologies

4 roles

Senior Software Engineer

Jan 2026 – Present · 3 mos

Principal Engineer, Solutions Architecture

Promoted

Apr 2021 – Jan 2026 · 4 yrs 9 mos

I am part of professional services team. My role involves,
Assisting customers with design and deploy of Powerscale NAS solutions in their environment.
Designing and implementing Powerscale NAS solution for variety of workloads like Video Recording, Medical Imaging, Media & Entertainment, Hadoop, User File Shares, etc.
Designing and implementing NAS DR strategies.
Designing and implementing NAS migration strategies using tools like Data Dobi, EMcopy, Rsync.
Designing and executing plan for datacenter migration, technology refreshes, multiprotocol migrations.
Creating custom tools using bash and python for facilitating migration
Troubleshooting protocol, performance, and connectivity issues.
Integrating the solutions with Public and Private cloud providers.
Creating scripts using shell, python, powershell using sdk’s and REST API
Understanding of Agile principles for project management and change management process.

PowerscaleNetwork-Attached Storage (NAS)Microsoft AzureIsilonIP NetworkingPowershell+3

Senior Engineer, Solution Architecture

Mar 2019 – Apr 2021 · 2 yrs 1 mo

I was part of professional services team. My role involved,
Deploying Powerscale NAS solutions in the customers environment.
Performing file migrations using tools like Data Dobi, EMcopy, Rsync.
Implementing plan for datacenter migration, technology refreshes.
Creating scripts using shell, python using sdk’s and REST API
Understanding of Agile principles for project management and change management process.

Network-Attached Storage (NAS)Shell ScriptingPython (Programming Language)VirtualizationStorage Area Network (SAN)

Senior Engineer

Aug 2017 – Feb 2019 · 1 yr 6 mos

I was part of professional services team. My role involved,
Deploying Powerscale NAS solutions in the customers environment.
Implementing plan for powerscale migration, technology refreshes, cluster expansion.
Understanding of Agile principles for project management and change management process.

Network-Attached Storage (NAS)IsilonShell ScriptingStorage Area Network (SAN)Symmetrix

Ibm india private limited

Technical Services Specialist

Sep 2015 – Aug 2017 · 1 yr 11 mos · Pune

I was part of IT infrastructure operations team. My role involved,
Designing of BAU storage requests, identifying the requirements and environmental limitations, and deciding the resources for storage allocation, reclaim and migrations.
Administering SAN and NAS storage products.
Handling EOSL task including new array setup, migration of data from old array and old array decommission.
Migrations SAN via (Host based) and SRDF.
Scheduling and coordinating; In family and out of family microcode upgrades with vendor
Host-fabric-storage level troubleshooting.
Developing Scripts for automation of daily activities

Brocade Fibre SwitchesShell ScriptingVNXNetAppStorage Area Network (SAN)Symmetrix+1

Hcl technologies (infrastructure services division)

2 roles

Technical Specialist - SAN

Aug 2014 – Aug 2015 · 1 yr

I was part of IT infrastructure operations team. My role involved,
Offshore team lead for storage team.
Managing storage requests for capacity expansions, new allocations, reclamations.
Administering SAN and NAS storage products.
Managing SAN switches, including health check, zoning, reclamations, upgrades.
Managing SAN and NAS DR activities.
Scheduling and coordinating; In family and out of family microcode upgrades with vendor
Host-fabric-storage level troubleshooting.
Developing Scripts for automation of daily activities
Understanding of ITIL process, change management, incident management, problem management.

Network-Attached Storage (NAS)ITILNetAppCisco MDS SAN switchesStorage Area Network (SAN)Symmetrix

Senior Specialist - SAN

Jun 2013 – Jul 2014 · 1 yr 1 mo

I was part of IT infrastructure operations team. My role involved,
Managing storage requests for capacity expansions, new allocations, reclamations.
Administering SAN and NAS storage products.
Managing SAN switches, including health check, zoning, reclamations, upgrades.
Scheduling and coordinating; In family and out of family microcode upgrades with vendor
Host-fabric-storage level troubleshooting.
Developing Scripts for automation of daily activities
Understanding of ITIL process, change management, incident management, problem management.

Network-Attached Storage (NAS)ITILNetAppStorage Area Network (SAN)Symmetrix

Ibm

SAN Administrator

Feb 2011 – May 2013 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Pune

I was part of IT infrastructure operations team. My role involved,
Managing storage requests for capacity expansions, new allocations, reclamations.
Administering SAN storage products.
Managing SAN switches, including health check, zoning, reclamations, upgrades.
Managing SAN DR activities.
Host-fabric-storage level troubleshooting.
Developing Scripts for automation of daily activities
Understanding of ITIL process, change management, incident management, problem management.

UnixBrocade Fibre SwitchesShell ScriptingStorage Area Network (SAN)Symmetrix